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Political Rights

UN committee calls torture in Egypt a systemic practice The UN Committee Against Torture describes abuse of human rights in Egypt as routine practice in an annual report presented to the UN General Assembly. The report revealed the results of a five-year investigation launched in 2012 following complaints submitted by al-Karama Foundation regarding the issue.

Human Rights Watch: Torture a widespread practice under Sisi Torture is standardized practice under president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, according to a report issued by the New York-based Human Rights Watch on Wednesday morning. The investigation is based on interviews with people who were subjected to torture between 2014 and 2016.

Mada Masr court case adjourned to October 1 The case filed by Mada Masr requesting the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority to reveal the legal and administrative grounds for the blocking of its website has been adjourned to 1 October by the administrative court, as per a request by the government representative to review the case documents.

After Regeni, ambassadors to return and state leaders to meet A brief meeting is reportedly being set up between Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, to be held in September on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, according to an Egyptian diplomatic source.

Bodies of 13 Egyptian migrants found in Libya The bodies of thirteen Egyptian migrants were found 200 kilometers south of the city of Tobruk in Libya by an army patrol on Wednesday, according to Libyan Red Crescent Spokesperson Fatima al-Obaidy. The patrol later contacted the Red Crescent.

Egypt’s Power Game: Why Cairo is Boosting its Military Power Recent spending patterns in Egypt pose a dilemma. While experiencing the worst economic crisis in decades, which involves a dwindling of resources, a sharp currency devaluation and an acute shortage of foreign exchange, levels of military spending in Egypt have dramatically increased. How can the two trends be reconciled?

Arabic

فاقد الحجة لا يرد إنما يحجب The Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms issued a statement denouncing the authorities' blockage of its website.